Tashauna
Feminine
Tashauna puts a light Ta- in front of Shauna, making a three-syllable name with the stress in the middle. It is soft and warm, and Shauna gives it an Irish echo.
How old is the name Tashauna?
Tashauna first appears in US birth records in 1975 — 50 years ago. The typical Tashauna alive today was born around 1991, making them about 34 years old. About 600 people named Tashauna are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tashauna most popular?
Tashauna peaked in 1982, reaching #3260 nationally. See the whole 1982 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Tashauna
Sean, the Irish form of John, gave American parents Shauna for daughters, and then they began to add openings to it, Ta-, La-, De-. Tashauna is one of the results, a name that keeps the Irish warmth of Shauna and gives it a lighter start. It is a family-made name, and the family who gives it decides what it means to them.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Tashauna. Its core is Shauna, a feminine of Shaun and Sean, the Irish John; the Ta- in front carries no documented meaning.
Pronouncing Tashauna
tuh-SHAW-nuh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Tashauna
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1975
- Most girls named
- 198226 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3260reached in 1982
- Change vs 2008
- +40.0%7 in 2009, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tashaunas among us
people named Tashauna are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tashauna sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is soft and easy to say.
- Shauna and Tasha give two familiar short forms.
- It will be spelled Tashawna or Tashona.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tashaunas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Tashauna are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tashauna in 2025?
- Tashauna is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Tashauna with classmates?
- Tashauna will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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